It's not difficult to set off an argument between the US and UK sides of the internet, especially when, like me, you're a Brit. How much should you tip in a restaurant? Is a dryer really a necessary household appliance? Should you let a domesticated cat go outside? The topics are varied and the outrage is forever overblown, but never more so than when the two sides are talking about food.
American retorts against the phenomenon that is UK food are now an established part of the online vernacular: The British eat like the Blitz planes are still flying overhead, they colonized a quarter of the entire planet and failed to bring home any spices. Anything they cook or order as takeout is either the invention of someone lacking tastebuds and eyesight or a horrifying misinterpretation of a superior cuisine from another country (An American interpretation of that culture's cuisine, at least.) Apparently, it is an affront to anybody who had the blessing of growing up in a US-centric food culture with its varied international influences and innovations of flavor.
American retorts against the phenomenon that is UK food are now an established part of the online vernacular: The British eat like the Blitz planes are still flying overhead, they colonized a quarter of the entire planet and failed to bring home any spices. Anything they cook or order as takeout is either the invention of someone lacking tastebuds and eyesight or a horrifying misinterpretation of a superior cuisine from another country (An American interpretation of that culture's cuisine, at least.) Apparently, it is an affront to anybody who had the blessing of growing up in a US-centric food culture with its varied international influences and innovations of flavor.
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